2017 - 2018 SEASON
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This fall, Spooky Action hosts
"Gypsy Madonna" Image by Szentandrassy Istvan
“Where does the light come from when it’s dark?” asks Bernadette, a fierce, bi-racial orphan girl who has survived abandon-ment at birth, abuse by institutions, and being marginalized by her society. Inspired by true events, this empowering coming of age story follows Bernadette as she conjures love, purpose, and hope from a barren landscape. This harrowing, hyper-poetic play explores how the most vulnerable need to become the most resilient.
Experience the DC premiere of this contemporary Hungarian - Romanian play which brings together a new, dynamic ensemble of local and international theater artists. Join us to meet playwright Andras Visky, the Tennessee Williams of Transylvania, who will be in attendance at select performances.
Experience the DC premiere of this contemporary Hungarian - Romanian play which brings together a new, dynamic ensemble of local and international theater artists. Join us to meet playwright Andras Visky, the Tennessee Williams of Transylvania, who will be in attendance at select performances.
Opening Saturday 9/16 at 8:00pm
Sunday 9/17 at 3:00pm & 8:00pm
Saturday 9/23 at 8:00pm
Sunday 9/24 at 3:00pm & 8:00pm
Monday 9/25 at 8:00pm
Thursday 9/28 at 8:00pm
Friday 9/29 at 8:00pm
Closing Saturday 9/30 at 8:00pm
2 hours including a 20 minute intermission
Starring:
Erica Chamblee
Kevin Thorne II
Domonique Gay
Karoline Huber
Mediombo Fofana
Ivan Zizek
Jesse Marciniak
Designers:
Zsuzsanna Magony - Set & Costume
Bruce Wiljanen - Light & Production
Jesse Marciniack - Sound
Production Team:
Bryanda Minix - Assistant Director
Laura Schlatmeyer - Stage Manager
Olivia Haller - Dramaturg
Hegedus Laszlo - Musical Consultant
Learn more about András Visky
"How can you not be affected by an act of such supreme and protective loneliness?”
Brant Brantley – The New York Times
Already praised and presented internationally, I Killed My Mother brings a distinctly European flair to DC in its Washington premiere. Romanian ethnic-Hungarian playwright András Visky, though new to Washington theatergoers, is one of the most esteemed contemporary playwrights of Eastern Europe. I Killed My Mother is the story of Bernadette, born in Ceausescu's Romania. Exposed to cruelty and neglect as an orphan in early childhood, Bernadette still embodies a strong sense of morality and self-respect, as well as the capacity to love and forgive. Together with her first love, Clip, she survives abandonment and institutionalization by conjuring a spiritual landscape of hope and order. Her empowering coming of age story (based on true events) is a quiet yet captivating theatrical witness, revealing the compelling personal truth behind the shocking tabloid images that made headlines 20 years ago.
Note: donate to this production through the Spooky Action Website by writing either "I Killed my Mother" or "Visky" in the dedication section of the donation form.
Spooky Action's 2017-2018 Season!
Production Manager - Joel Hobson
Stage Manager - Katie Bücher Lighting Design - Adam Bacigalupo Sound Design - Roc Lee Costume Design - Deb Sivigny Props Dsign - Coalan Overman Eder Set Design - Natsu Onoda Power |
directed by Natsu Onoda Power, associate professor of Theater and Performance Studies at Georgetown University
and an ensemble of Georgetown University theater students
*Member of Actor's Equity appearing under contract The Lathe of Heaven is presented in partnership with Georgetown University's department of performing arts and will be performed at the school's Davis Performing Arts Center as part of Washington DC's Women's Voices' Festival for one weekend in January of 2018.
The production and all elements, from cast to set, will then move to Spooky Action Theater for a four-weekend run beginning on February 15th, 2018. Tickets will be available through our site shortly. |
A classic tale of speculative fiction. Blessed – or cursed – with dreams that actually alter reality, George Orr comes under the hand of a doctor eager to exploit this amazing phenomenon. Together, Doctor Haber decides, they will remake the world. Danger! Dreams won’t be trained or coerced. As the good doctor uses his patient to tinker with reality, unintended con-sequences cascade and increase. Finally, the world itself begins to dissolve. In one last leap, the dreamer risks all – and a maelstrom of change resolves in a final reality where, unexpectedly, lost love may be regained and balance restored.
The Small Room at the Top of the Stairsby Carole Fréchette, translated by John Murrell
directed by Helen Murray, artistic director of the hub theatre May 17 - June 10, 2018 From the award-winning French Canadian playwright and her acclaimed translator. In The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, Grace finds herself irresistibly drawn to a mysterious and forbidden room. |
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Spooky Action programming presented with support from
The Share Fund of
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and the Julian R and Varue W Oishei Foundation
Our season is funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts
